Illinois News Joint

APRIL 27, 2025

ILNJ photo The dense, spade-shaped Morning Dew buds were a mixture of light green, grass green, and olive green with dark-orange pistils and a light coating of cloudy trichomes. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The primary terpenes included terpinolene, ocimene, and myrcene.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Terpenes 66

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 17, 2025

Large capitate-stalk trichomes were transitioning from clear to milky and visible with the naked eye. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Terpenes were 3.47% of the total weight. ILNJ photo A few large chunky flowers reached out in various directions revealing shades of grass green, olive, lilac, and royal purple.

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Trichome Strains Indica Hybrid 68

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Glistening concentrations of milky trichomes at the creases caught my eye, but the overall trichome character was light. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. ILNJ photos Popcorn-sized turf-green flowers carried very thick fire-orange hairs and a close enough trim job that no sugar leaf remained.

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Trichome Terpenes Hybrid Strains 111

Illinois News Joint

MAY 19, 2025

Untucking the flat-top end revealed a ground turf-green flower with a light trichome frost still visible in the grind. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. ILNJ photo Densely packed in a traditional bleached cone with an unbranded crutch, the Grease Monkey preroll came slightly shorter than I was expecting.

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Trichome Hybrid Sativa Cannabis 62

Illinois News Joint

MAY 14, 2025

ILNJ photo The buds were a mix of light and dark green with dark orange pistils and covered in milk-colored trichomes. ILNJ photo To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Primary terpenes included caryophyllene, limonene, and humulene. The fox-tailed buds were dense but kept a bounce back when squeezed.

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Sativa Strains Trichome Terpenes 62

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The trichome layer was noticeably dense with developed milky trichomes at all points, glittering when held up to light. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, linalool, and β-myrcene.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Research and Development 105

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

ILNJ photo A singular large pointed flower carried undertones of bright turf green, supporting outreaching fire orange hairs and a layer of trichomes that had just turned milky. The flower was closely trimmed and a few points in the trichome layers had been damaged. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Trichome Sativa Hybrid Terpenes 105

Illinois News Joint

JULY 4, 2023

The event is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. By doing this we ensure a strong terpene presentation in our flower and also maintain trichome structure.” To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. One of those new craft growers is Oregonix Farms in Huntley. Guests will be able to tour the brand’s new craft grow facility.

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Trichome Events Cultivation Terpenes 98

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

ILNJ photo This eighth came as a handful of small popcorn buds with an off-green amber base tone, accented with splotches of purple and a light dusting of amber trichomes. The effect profile leaned hard into the indica side of the spectrum, an effect often found in heavily ambered trichome carrying flower.

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Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 105

Illinois News Joint

JULY 27, 2024

I went for a longer 72-day cut to really give the trichomes time to ripen, hung to dry, trimmed, then cured for 14 days in Mason jars. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Drying and curing have always been my weakest skills and definitely a place in the process where this cut could be improved even further.

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Hash Trichome Strains Hybrid 98

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 15, 2025

The dense spade-shaped buds, the size of large popcorn, were lime green with olive-green leaves mixed in with rust-colored pistils and a heavy coating of milky trichomes. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This batch tested at 0.288% THC, 27.996%THCa, and 29.682% total cannabinoids.

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Indica Strains Trichome Sativa 62

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 29, 2025

An ambering trichome layer was visible with the naked eye, adding a slight golden hue. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The buds were turf green at the base with deep royal-purple splotches revealing the points where leaves once sat and a network of thick fire-orange hair crisscrossing the surface.

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Hash Trichome Hybrid Strains 59

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2024

ILNJ photos Three pointed flowers made up the eighth, carrying a bright turf-green tone at the base with tiny highlights of royal purple turned lavender by the milky trichome frost. Concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves once sat, the milky trichomes took on a slight amber tone in concentration.

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Trichome Strains Concentrates Hybrid 105

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 18, 2023

The underlying green flower was a very dark forest green, but the trichome frost gave them a more yellow-amber hue at the surface. Thin and light orange hairs were dried against the surface of the flower and obscured by the dense trichome covering. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 98

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 30, 2024

To celebrate the recent craft market expansion, News Joint Events is set to host more than 30 craft brands at the Illinois Craft Showcase 12-7 p.m. The trichome layer carried a milkiness throughout, reflecting the light at the edges of buds. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. 7 at Molly’s Joint.

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Hybrid Trichome Indica Events 104

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

ILNJ photos One longer flower top alongside two smaller pointed popcorn buds carried varying shades of light-lime and dark-turf green, splashes of purple, clustered fire-orange hairs and a robust trichome covering the entire flower with a milky tone. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Collective Hybrid Trichome Cultivation 111

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Don Shula from nuEra , which has been featured at multiple events and is the label’s sole entry in the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower category, is a perfect example. Visible milky trichomes dotted the surface, but the frost layer was light. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 105

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In early development, the green buds darkened, some pistils turned orange, and trichomes came earlier than expected. Then one day, I left for an event, and when I came home the following day, the leaves started turning purple. To learn about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Strains Trichome Events Sativa 111

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 25, 2024

The trichomes were visibly amber, bringing additional warmth to the color palate. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. ILNJ photos Five separate buds, two larger than the remaining three, carried a consistent lime color throughout with thick fire-orange hairs dried into the creases where sugar leaves had been.

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Hybrid Trichome Events Cannabinoids 105

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

ILNJ photos A handful of closely trimmed, pointed popcorn buds carried a vibrant turf-green base color, some remnant of orange hairs, and a speckling of small but visible trichomes. ILNJ photos To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The flower was very dense, a combination of structure and dryness.

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Hybrid Trichome Research and Development Indica 111

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Turf green with some remaining deep-royal-purple sugar leaves, these buds were scruffy with a rough trim but fully intact trichomes that had been protected by the extra vegetation. Talkative and energized, Blackberry Moonshine was a good fit for going out or for psyching myself up before an event.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Events 96

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The trichomes were dense and visibly milky, sparkly when held up to a light. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. ILNJ photo This eighth came as four medium-sized pointed flowers. The aroma inside the jar was a sweet and earthy mix of freshly turned soil, dark chocolate, black pepper, and cream.

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Indica Trichome Hybrid Events 105

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 6, 2025

The buds were Christmas-tree shaped and fox tailed with shades of light and dark green mixed with a heavy layer of cloudy white trichomes. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Primary terpenes included β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, and limonene. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Indica Hybrid Trichome Sativa 80

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

ILNJ photos Visually, the eighth presented as several chunky flowers with a sparkling trichome frost that shrouded the underlying deep green tones and gave the fire orange hairs a sticky matrix to dry into. The sparkle to these flowers was particularly notable, and I spent quite a time admiring the well-preserved trichomes.

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Trichome Hybrid Indica Strains 98

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Very pale turf-green slightly-foxtailed flowers were encrusted with a milky trichome frost and thick bunches of rust red hairs. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. As a strawberry enthusiast, though, it has been the brand’s Heavy Strawberries strain that has kept my attention.

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Hybrid Trichome Indica Strains 105

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The trichomes glittered under light ranging from clear at the center to a light-caramel amber at the surface. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The buds were well dried with a nerfy bounce back after pinched, leaving a light hash-style greasiness on the tips of my fingers.

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Indica Hash Trichome Hybrid 105

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 26, 2025

The dense buds finished with a heavy layer of trichomes and were very sticky to handle. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The white buds grew into light green buds with rust-colored pistils flaring outward, shaped somewhere between a ball and Christmas-tree. I chopped the plant on day 65 of flower.

Sativa 105

Sativa Trichome Strains Events 105

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 22, 2024

The trichomes were well developed and starting the transition from milky to amber. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Terpenes were 2.08% of the total weight. ILNJ photo This handful of just-larger-than popcorn nugs was consistently turf green throughout with wispy-outreaching rust-colored hairs.

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Hybrid Trichome Research and Development Terpenes 111

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 9, 2023

ILNJ photo A small handful of loosely trimmed popcorn buds carried a deep forest green color that was almost entirely obscured by deep royal purple sugar leaf pieces and a frosty coating of milky trichomes. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Overall, Cobra Milk was best fit for the end of the day.

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Indica Hybrid Trichome Terpenes 111

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

ILNJ photos Three large buds, chunky near the base but reaching out into a point at their apex, carried a bright lime-green-base tone, clumps of curled orange hairs, and a dense trichome frost that brightened the base further. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 111

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 28, 2025

The dense spade-shaped buds were light and dark green with rusty-orange pistils and a heavy layer of trichomes that made the buds sticky to handle, leaving a smell of sharp lemon-lime skunk on the fingertips. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The aroma and flavor changed throughout the late grow and cure.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Events 59

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 30, 2025

The buds delivered even more sweet pastries with hints of citrus and berries and developed a heavy layer of trichomes late into flower. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The bright green buds with white pistils transitioned into darker green buds with purpling sugar leaves and dark orange pistils.

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Sativa Indica Trichome Strains 104

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 24, 2024

This Dream Cloud takes about 64 days to flower (under a Growers Republic 780W Full Spectrum light) and produces large olive-green buds covered in creamy trichomes with protruding rust-colored pistils. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Hybrid Trichome Patients Education 105

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

ILNJ photos Two large cola tips and a small popcorn piece carried a uniform lime-green base tone, accented by some deep-forest-green sugar-leaf remnants, wispy outreaching orange hairs, and a glistening milky trichome frost. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Collective Hybrid Trichome Strains 105

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 28, 2024

The uniform grass green coloring was further brightened by the large milky individually visible trichomes. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. ILNJ photos Pointed with delicate thin-orange hairs preserved by the light-surface trim. The up and down headspace set Flurry apart as a unique experience.

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Trichome Hybrid Events Food 105

Illinois News Joint

MAY 13, 2023

The flowers were adorned with a generous coating of trichomes, imparting a sparkling effect and resulting in an orange-amber hue that contrasted with the underlying green tones. Throughout the buds, I noticed remnants of large sugar leaves that shared the same trichome sparkle as the rest of the flower.

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Trichome Terpenes Strains Research and Development 98

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 16, 2024

A bright lime-green undertone peeked out from beneath large splotches of bright purple, clumps of dried fire-orange hairs, and a milky-trichome frost. ILNJ photos To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Springy to the touch, these buds left a light stickiness on the tip of the finger after handling.

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Indica Strains Trichome Hybrid 116